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Jan. 15 1924.

` H. P. DlxoN DISAPPEARING IRONING BOARD Filed May l5, 1.922

INVENTOR Mlm ,4 from/EVS.

:To it ma it known that I, HENRY Percival. 6 3121x011, a citizeA of-esident of Los Angeles,

lthe front andV provided Patented] '1924.

1,480,817 PATENT OFFICE.

mY PEBCI'VAL DIXON, 0l' 'LOB ANGEIJB, CALIFORNIA. DIS-A I'PEBINGIRON'ING BOARD.

the United States, and in the county `of Los An eles and State ofCalifornia, have invente' new and useful Improvements in a VDisappearingIronin Board, of which the following is a speci cation.

. The present invention relates to a-combine'd ironing board andcabinet, and has for its primary object the provision of an improvedform of mounting, whereby the board may be adjusted to two heights Thevstructure herein disclosed is of the character'in. which theblowerpane] of the cabinet is hinged to th'board'i' serves as a strut. lInaddition to the broader objects of this invention, there are certaindetails of structure, whereby, rst, a permanent fastening between theironing board and the lower panel of the cabinet, the latter beinghinged to the cabinet frame, is secured; and sec-4 ond, a fasteningmeans is provided which is readily adjustable to aselected height by theuser of the board.

With the above mentioned object and .other objects and correspondingaccomplishzments in view, the invention consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts ,hereinafter described,illustrated in the ac,- companying drawin s and pointed out in thesubjoined claims. o more full comprehend the invention, reference isirected to the accompanying drawin disclosing one form of my invention,an in which:

Fig. 1 is a erspective viewA of a frag ment of the cabinet showing thelower panel and the ironin board in partially open position; Fig. g isa' section through the cabinet and board showing the board in o enposition; and Fig.' 3 is a horizontal section showin the cablnet.

Referring more particular to the drawng4 is .a cabinet, preferab .ofsuch dimensions that it will readil t in the wall between the studdingsof.. nary and usual building structures. The cabinetis' open at with anupper hinged panel hi door 5 and a lower board.

serving asja strut for'ther ironing The side members of the cabinet areeach for guide provided with a slotlforniing we pins. At the kupper endof the s ots are olfset notches 8 an 9.

Secured by hinges 10 to the lower cross pulling the board the notches 8,and th Apanel pivoted at its the board in closed position withinApplication and my is, 1922. aerial no. 500,935.

member of the cabinet frame is the panel The ironing board l1 is securedto the upper end of the panel by means of a triple leaf hinge 12. At therear the ironing board has 1gui7 e pins 14 which are disposed to ride ins ot Suppose it is desired to unfold the board into its higher position,the door is opened and the top of the ironin board vl1 grasped andpulled outwardly. he guide pins 14 are maintained in the slots 7 untilthey reach the upper end thereof and are then directed outwardl into thenotches 9 by fibrwardly. This positions the rear end of the ironingboard at its higher position. To dispose the panel in 4a correspondingposition, it is moved inwardly into position shown in full lines in Fig.2 so that the middle leaves of the hinges 12 are disposed beneath theleaves of the hinges fastened to the board 11. If it is desired todispose the board in its lower position, the guide ins 14 are directedinto e hinges 12 unfolded so that the middle leaves rest avainsttheironng board in the position shown in dotted mes in Fig. 2.

It is apparent that the lower panel serves as a closure panel for thecabinet and also as strut for Ythe ironing board. As a strut. it isadjustable to two positions. All of the parts of the apparatus arepermanenti fastened together, thereby providing a evice which requires aminimum of manipulation to close and open it into adjusted position.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class' described, the combination of a. cabinethaving horizontal lateral slots at di'erent heights, `a lower end tothelower ortion of said cabinet to be swung on a orizontal axis .and forclosing the lower portion thereof, an ironin board having guide pins atits rear slidale in said cabinet and arrangdobe disposed in said slots,a triple leaf inge securing the upper lend of said panel to said ironingboard so that said panel may bedisposecl to support said board atdifferent places intermediate its ends and thereby to support saidironing llO support. said board at different placesl intermediate itsour] and thereby to support said inoning board at two differentheights." l0 In Winess'that I claim the foregoing I have hereuntosubscribed my name this 8th l g day of Mziy,V 1922.

NRY PERCIVAL DIXON.

